Behavioral economics

The CFPB has identified ten promising practices for tax assistance providers to help people save when filing their taxes. For the past five years, we’ve been working with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs and commercial tax preparers across the country, and we have learned how to make ...

Past research shows that household spending depends on various characteristics of the household, such as household size, household income, employment status, marital status, and health status. A less-explored characteristic is the geographic location of the household: Two retired households that are ...

Thinking Money: The Psychology Behind Our Best and Worst Financial Decisions, a documentary from FINRA Investor Education Foundation, uses a mix of humor, on-the-street interviews and provocative insights from innovative thinkers to explore why we spend, why we save (or don't) and how we think about ...

America Saves Week

America Saves Week is coordinated by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council. Started in 2007, the Week is an annual opportunity for organizations to promote good savings behavior and a chance for individuals to assess their own saving status.